DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2015.1058240
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84933575492
论文题名: What explains public support for climate policies? A review of empirical and experimental studies
作者: Drews S ; , van den Bergh J ; C ; J ; M
刊名: Climate Policy
ISSN: 1469-3062
EISSN: 1752-7457
出版年: 2016
卷: 16, 期: 7 起始页码: 855
结束页码: 876
语种: 英语
英文关键词: climate policy
; policy acceptance
; policy support
; public attitudes
; public opinion
; public preferences
Scopus关键词: climate change
; empirical analysis
; environmental policy
; experimental study
; policy implementation
; policy making
Scopus学科分类: nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
英文摘要: The lack of broad public support prevents the implementation of effective climate policies. This article aims to examine why citizens support or reject climate policies. For this purpose, we provide a cross-disciplinary overview of empirical and experimental research on public attitudes and preferences that has emerged in the last few years. The various factors influencing policy support are divided into three general categories: (1) social-psychological factors and climate change perception, such as the positive influences of left-wing political orientation, egalitarian worldviews, environmental and self-transcendent values, climate change knowledge, risk perception, or emotions like interest and hope; (2) the perception of climate policy and its design, which includes, among others, the preference of pull over push measures, the positive role of perceived policy effectiveness, the level of policy costs, as well as the positive effect of perceived policy fairness and the recycling of potential policy revenues; (3) contextual factors, such as the positive influence of social trust, norms and participation, wider economic, political and geographical aspects, or the different effects of specific media events and communications. Finally, we discuss the findings and provide suggestions for future research. Policy relevance Public opinion is a significant determinant of policy change in democratic countries. Policy makers may be reluctant to implement climate policies if they expect public opposition. This article seeks to provide a better understanding of the various factors influencing public responses to climate policy proposals. Most of the studied factors include perceptions about climate change, policy and its attributes, all of which are amenable to intervention. The acquired insights can thus assist in improving policy design and communication with the overarching objective to garner more public support for effective climate policy. © 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80341
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作者单位: Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici Z, UAB Campus, Bellaterra, Spain; ICREA, Barcelona, Spain; Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Recommended Citation:
Drews S,, van den Bergh J,C,et al. What explains public support for climate policies? A review of empirical and experimental studies[J]. Climate Policy,2016-01-01,16(7)